Liverpool defeated English Premier League heavyweights Manchester City 2-1 at their home ground Anfield on Sunday, reaching fifth place in the standings.
Liverpool's midfielder Jordan Henderson scored the opening goal of the match in the 11th minute. Visitors Manchester City's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko equalized in the 25th minute. Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho scored the winning goal of the match for Liverpool in the 75th minute. Liverpool's Turkish-German midfielder Emre Can played for 90 minutes.
Liverpool now have 48 points, and are two points behind their rivals Manchester United who are currently fourth in the league. Second-place Manchester City have 55 points.
Arsenal cruised past Everton 2-0 on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium, London. French target man Olivier Giroud and Czech veteran midfielder Tomas Rosicky both scored for the Gunners. London side Arsenal are now third place in the standings with 51 points.
Manchester United beat Sunderland 2-0 at home on Saturday. United veteran Wayne Rooney scored both goals of the match at Old Trafford.
The games between league leaders Chelsea against Leicester City and Tottenham's match against Queens Park Rangers have both been postponed due to the League Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham on Sunday.
Chelsea were crowned as the League Cup winners after beating city rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium, London.
- Results of matchday 27 are as follows:
West Ham United 1-3 Crystal Palace
Burnley 0-1 Swansea City
Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland
Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
Stoke City 1-0 Hull City
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Southampton
Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City
Arsenal 2-0 Everton
- Standings:
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 27 | 30 | 55 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 51 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 50 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Southampton | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 46 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 40 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 |
| 15 | Hull City | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 27 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 22 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 37 | -24 | 22 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 18 |
- Top scorers:
Diego Costa (Chelsea) and Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 17 goals
Harry Kane (Tottenham) and Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) 14 goals
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 12 goals
- Upcoming fixtures in Premier League are as follows:
Tuesday:
Southampton vs Crystal Palace at 1945 GMT
Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion at 1945 GMT
Hull City vs Sunderland at 1945 GMT
Wednesday:
Manchester City vs Leicester City at 1945 GMT
Newcastle United vs Manchester United at 1945 GMT
Stoke City vs Everton at 1945 GMT
Tottenham Hotspur vs Swansea City at 1945 GMT
Queens Park Rangers vs Arsenal at 1945 GMT
West Ham United vs Chelsea at 1945 GMT
Liverpool vs Burnley at 2000 GMT
